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USDKRW has dropped 0.5% to range lows....>

KOREAN WON
KOREAN WON: USDKRW has dropped 0.5% to range lows at the 1115 level which brings
the 200dma at 1111.76 into play. The won's rally reflects broad based dollar
weakness but it has also outperformed the yen on the day to send KRWJPY back
through the 9.80 level despite some risk off in equity markets.
- The recovery in KRWJPY comes despite the real yield spread between the two
countries heading to fresh cycle lows thanks as Japanese real yields push higher
amid the continued drop in inflation expectations. A large gap has opened up
once again between the the currency pair and fair value based on its historical
relationship with real yield spreads.  

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